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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Basic Layout Styling the "Wildlife" div with Background Properties

Posted by Cernan Bernardo
Cernan Bernardo
17,437 Points

Any ideas on the property and value this challenge is looking for?

I tried to rewatch the video but cannot find the CSS property they are looking for.

style.css 
/* Complete the challenge by writing CSS below */
.wildlife {
  background-image: url('img/bear.jpg');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
}
index.html 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Lake Tahoe</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="page.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
  </head>
  <body> 
        <div class="primary-content t-border">
            <p class="intro">
                Lake Tahoe is one of the most breathtaking attractions located in California. It's home to a number of ski resorts, summer outdoor recreation, and tourist attractions. Snow and skiing are a significant part of the area's reputation.
            </p>
            <a class="callout" href="#more">Find out more</a>
      <div class="wildlife">
        <h2>Check out all the Wildlife</h2>
        <p>
          As spawning season approaches, the fish acquire a humpback and protuberant jaw. After spawning, they die and their carcasses provide a feast for gatherings of <a href="#mink">mink</a>, <a href="#bears">bears</a>, and <a href="#eagles">bald eagles</a>.
        </p>
      </div><!-- End .wildlife -->
            <a class="callout" href="#wildlife">See the Wildlife</a>
        </div><!-- End .primary-content -->
  </body>
</html>
Peter Smith
Peter Smith
12,347 Points
Peter Smith
Peter Smith
12,347 Points

Hey,

The final property is --- and the final value is ---.

  ----

so your final answer looks like :

.wildlife {
  background-image: url('img/bear.jpg');
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-position: center;
  background-size: cover;
  ----
}

(I haven't a clue why the Markdown doesn't properly color box-sizing, however that IS the proper syntax)

3 Answers

Alex Heil
Alex Heil
53,547 Points
Alex Heil
Alex Heil
53,547 Points

hello Cernan Bernardo , depending on your code I guess you're looking for the anwser on task5 (the last task). so:

usually padding and borders are added to the element itself. so say you want an element to have a width of 200px and you then add 10px padding the element would be 220px wide (200px element + 10px left padding + 10px right padding).

good for us we can change the box-model to something called border-box - with this in place the 10px padding from my example would be calculated automatically, means the width we define for an element doesn't change - when we say it's 200px it really is 200px.

that said let's apply this to the challenge, like so:

.widlife {
 -----
}

with that one line added to your code everything will be fine. hope that helps and have a nice day ;)

Brenna Leker
Brenna Leker
7,596 Points
Brenna Leker
Brenna Leker
7,596 Points

Hi Cernan, I believe you are looking for the box-sizing property. Check out this article from W3Schools.

Happy coding! Brenna

Cernan Bernardo
Cernan Bernardo
17,437 Points
Cernan Bernardo
Cernan Bernardo
17,437 Points

Thank you all! Makes so much sense now!

mikes02
mikes02
Courses Plus Student 16,968 Points

Hi Cernan,

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